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Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

LEVI S. MYERS, 0F CONCORDIA, KANSAS.

HAND-BRACE FOR GUNS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEVI S. MYERS, a citizenof the United States, residing at Goncordia,- in the county of Cloud,State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHand- Braces for Guns; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in hand grips forshot guns and rifles, and the object of my invention is to provide adevice which may be readily attached to or detached from the stock of agun and which will effectually prevent all slipping of the trigger handthereon.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for readilyadjusting the position of my improved device upon the stock, Withrespect to the trigger of the gun.

With these and other objects in view, my

invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the drawingswhich show a preferred embodiment of my device and then specificallypointed out in the claim which is attached to and forms a part of thisapplication.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of aconventional form of gun showing my device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is abottom plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of thedevice removed from the gun.

Referring more specifically to the drawlngs, in which similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout, 1 designates the gunof any preferred type to the lower face of the grip portion of the stockof which is secured my improved device, which as a whole is designatedby the numeral 2. As best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings this deviceconsists of a body member 3 having at its forward end a clownwardly andforwardly extending hook 4: adapted to be engaged by the little fingerof Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 26, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

Serial No. 635,329.

caved longitudinally to form a seat for thegun stock, while its lowerface is rounded to correspond in contour with said stock. This bodymember is provided with spaced apart longitudinally extending slots 5,and is secured to the stock by means of screws 6 which are passedthrough said slots and into the stock of the gun.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings this device is attached to thestock in such a position that when the gun is held in the customarymanner with the forefinger on the trigger, the little finger will restagainst the forward face of the hook 4 thus absolutely preventing allslipping of the hand. By means of the slots 5 and the screws 6 thedevice may be readily adjusted longitudinally of the stock to adapt itfor use with persons having either large or small hands.

As will be apparent from the foregoing description the device is simpleand economical in construction, easily applied to all guns, withoutgreatly increasing their weight, and eifectually prevents slipping ofthe hand upon the grip thus greatly increasing the effectiveness of thegun.

What I claim is 2- The combination with a gun and its triggcr, of aplate having one end portion curved longitudinally and extending withthe chord of its curvature at right angles to the axis of the plate,said plate being disposed against the stock of the gun with said chordof curvature substantially parallel with the trigger of the gun, andmeans for adjustably securing the plate to the stock of the gun topermit of movement of the curved portion of the plate toward or awayfrom the trigger.

In testimony whereof, affix my signa- Copies oi. this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

